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Red Squirrel

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
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www.anyf.ca
Seems so may download sites, if all, have fake download buttons that are actually ads. This crap needs to be illegal! Did not fall for it, but my eyes always go for the big button first but I know better that they're usually fake. What's worse is how they make the real one so small and blend in so it's harder to find when you just want something quick.

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This one takes the cake though, they even went as far as putting the file information. There seriously should be a law against purposely trying to mislead people. I'm sure lot of people fall for this crap, and it's people like me that end up having to cleanup the spyware or whatever crap they get infected with.

#firstworldproblems #rage
 
SparkyJJO

SparkyJJO

Lifer
May 16, 2002
13,357
7
81
Yes, it annoys me. No, we don't need more stupid laws. People just need to use their brain and LOOK before you click.

Why are you downloading Dell drivers from anywhere but Dell's website?
 
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dighn

Lifer
Aug 12, 2001
22,820
4
81
it's pure shenanigans. ever time i click the wrong button 10 puppies are sacrificed. the blood is on their hands.
 
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BUTCH1

Lifer
Jul 15, 2000
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1,769
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Hey, dingbat, roll the mouse over the link first so you can see what URL it's directing you to, is today the second day you've tried this internet thing??..
 
Red Squirrel

Red Squirrel

No Lifer
May 24, 2003
70,592
13,808
126
www.anyf.ca
BUTCH1 said:
Hey, dingbat, roll the mouse over the link first so you can see what URL it's directing you to, is today the second day you've tried this internet thing??..
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No need to be a total asshole about it, dimwit. I know that, what I'm saying is lot of people probably don't know to do that. And seems lot of download sites redirect all over the place anyway, so you can't always go by that unless it's an adserver you recognize. What ever happened to a simple direct link to an exe/zip/whatever. You just don't see that anymore.

I just think the whole trying to trick people thing is annoying, whether or not it actually worked on me. It still pisses me off that they tried, and it's the fact that practically all sites do it now.
 
Northern Lawn

Northern Lawn

Platinum Member
May 15, 2008
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I also hate checked boxes that will install Bing or Registry optimizer crap if you don't really read carefully, and even then, it's misleading. I'm savy with this stuff and still get fooled.
 
gorcorps

gorcorps

aka Brandon
Jul 18, 2004
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Yup, hate it. It's because they get paid extra for clicked ads and its an easy way to trick people into clicks.
 
DesiPower

DesiPower

Lifer
Nov 22, 2008
15,299
740
126
have been burnt a few times, then I learned, not annoyed at all. You see, I don't get annoyed or complain about stuff that I do not pay for.
 
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BUTCH1

Lifer
Jul 15, 2000
20,433
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Red Squirrel said:
No need to be a total asshole about it, dimwit. I know that, what I'm saying is lot of people probably don't know to do that. And seems lot of download sites redirect all over the place anyway, so you can't always go by that unless it's an adserver you recognize. What ever happened to a simple direct link to an exe/zip/whatever. You just don't see that anymore.

I just think the whole trying to trick people thing is annoying, whether or not it actually worked on me. It still pisses me off that they tried, and it's the fact that practically all sites do it now.
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OK, yea, sorry, it's a pain in the ass for sure, another tactic is to try to get you to install a "download manager" to DL a simple 3 meg driver file. it's almost impossible to get a direct link these days..
 
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